T-Mobile reports gain of 579,000 customers in Q1 2013
T-Mobile USA's turnaround efforts appear to be gaining traction, according to preliminary first-quarter results released this evening.
The wireless carrier's net customer base grew by 579,000 to finish the quarter with 34 million customers, T-Mobile said. T-Mobile's branded customer base grew by 3,000, compared with a loss of 349,000 in the fourth quarter of 2012.
It also reported "meaningful improvement" in the branded contract segment in the first quarter, recording net losses of 199,000 compared with a loss of 515,000 for the fourth quarter of 2012 and a loss of 510,000 for the year-ago period.
